Floyd “Tripp” Bradd hadn’t been feeling quite right for some time before he went to his doctor in March 2017. A former Division I swimmer at Duke University, the Front Royal family practice physician started noticing in 2014 that his swims across the Chesapeake Bay were becoming more ...

FRONT ROYAL – The Warren County Department of Social Services cracked down on fraud cases in 2017.
Social Services Director DeAnna Cheatham said the department had 125 fraud referrals totaling over $90,000 last year. Three Circuit Court indictments handed up this month involved accusations ...

FRONT ROYAL – A recommendation will be made next month on whether the dog kennel destroyed in a March 2017 fire should continue operation.
The Warren County Planning Commission was scheduled to hold a public hearing at its regular Wednesday meeting regarding the the continuance or revocation ...

FRONT ROYAL – The Planning Commission took a first look this week at a proposed capital improvement plan that lists priorities for major county projects in the upcoming budget year.
The plan's purpose is to guide the Board of Supervisors during development of the county's budget, Warren ...

FRONT ROYAL – Warren County Sheriff Daniel McEathron is asking the county to implement a career development program to boost personnel recruitment and retention. This may be difficult, however, as the county faces a tough budget year.
McEathron asked for the funding during a Tuesday budget ...

A Luray woman was hospitalized after a crash on U.S. 340-522 in Warren County on Sunday morning, according to Virginia State Police Public Information Officer Sgt. F.L. (Les) Tyler.
Frances Evans, 26, was southbound on U.S. 340-522 at about 6:30 a.m. when she lost control of her 2003 Ford ...

FRONT ROYAL — The Warren County School Board indicated Wednesday that it would like to raise teacher salaries and seek more county funding, setting up a potential fight with the Board of Supervisors.
Warren County Superintendent Gregory Drescher said during the meeting that he would like to ...

FRONT ROYAL – Authorities claim a babysitter bit an infant in her care a year ago.
A grand jury in Warren County Circuit Court indicted Katlyn Beth Morningstar this week on one count of abuse or neglect of a child while the parent, guardian or person responsible for the victim.
Morningstar, ...

FRONT ROYAL – Budget season is underway with the Board of Supervisors beginning discussions Tuesday with outside agencies.
The board met in a work session with the health department, economic development authority, Northwestern Community Services, and the Shenandoah Area Agency on ...

FRONT ROYAL – A piece of land along the Shenandoah River in Bentonville will be preserved as it is.
The Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Tuesday accepting an open space easement for a 50-acre parcel off Rocky Hollow Road on Lazy River Lane owned by Margie Guy Hockman.
“It's a ...

Tuesday's inclement weather prompted school closings for some area school districts.
Frederick and Shenandoah county public schools closed for the day as ice coated the roads. Warren County Public Schools called for a two-hour delay.
“Today marked the fourth day this school year that ...

FRONT ROYAL – The Board of Supervisors this week approved resolutions opposing and supporting an array of House and Senate bills that are before the 2018 Virginia General Assembly.
The board on Tuesday approved four supporting and opposing resolutions at the request of County Attorney Dan ...

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal has had a recent surge in births of the Guam rail birds.
Since November, the conservation facility has seen the birth of eight of the flightless birds. During the past four years, the facility has had one or two births of the birds ...

The two Warren County middle schools have received grant funding to help them make changes to their breakfast program.
Both Warren County Middle School and Skyline Middle School were awarded $5,000 to start a so-called “breakfast after the bell program.” According to Claire Mansfield, the ...

The recent death of a 4-year-old Hartmann’s mountain zebra at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal is set to bring uncertainty about the institute’s program for the endangered species.
On Jan. 30, Raylan, a male mountain zebra, died at the facility after enduring ...

FRONT ROYAL – The eight Republican candidates vying for U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte's soon-to-be vacated Virginia 6th Congressional District seat will make their cases during a Saturday forum.
The candidate's forum will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Warren County Government Center, 220 N. ...

FRONT ROYAL – A lawsuit filed against Warren County by Sysco regarding a property assessment dispute was recently dismissed by Judge Ronald Napier in Warren County Circuit Court.
The lawsuit claimed that Warren County's assessment of Sysco's property at 1000 Baugh Drive was too high and ...

FRONT ROYAL – Nearly 30 years since the idea first floated about, the Royal Shenandoah Greenway is slated for a February completion date.
The last piece of the puzzle, the Criser Road Trail, will connect the Happy Creek and Eastham trails. Town Manager Joe Waltz said Winchester-based ...

FRONT ROYAL – The recently opened Morgan Ford Bridge is not the only upgrade in store for the area, as county staff is seeking grant opportunities to expand the nearby undersized boat landing.
The county has worked about a year with state and federal agencies to identify funding for a boat ...

The Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional jail superintendent has received a favorable performance evaluation ten months into the job.
The RSW jail board voted Thursday to give Superintendent Russell Gilkison, who took over the role on March 23, a favorable evaluation and a raise. Gilkison ...